[OLD] Blue Bombers roster - 2017-2018

[kkc60]

While this is unfortunate, it speaks to our ability to find new faces that fit better in our system

This alone tells me that our depth on DB just got much better than last year.  Good luck in your career Walker and thanks for the time as a Bomber.

Whatever happened to "developing and being patient will be worth it"?

[pjrocksmb]

Whatever happened to "developing and being patient will be worth it"?

I stand by what I said, developing players and having patience with them is a corner stone to any good sports team.   I guess you wanted to have him gone last year year right? Would that have made any sense?  Nope.

It's great the Bombers kept him around to see if he could win a job.  He lost out.  That's ok and a very good sign that the talent we have is at least slightly better than last year.  I like how you tried to pull one from my "eat crow" playbook here but it's not working.  You were wrong so often last year it was pretty sad.  I'm not saying I'm always right and yes I would liked to see this guy develop but I also trust management and our coaches.  We are progressing and I will still preach patience with our group of young players.  It has worked our well with Alexander so far.  This guy have been worth the investment.  It's too bad Walker didn't pan out but it doesn't mean that he is a bad football player.  Either he wan't ready or didn't fit into our ball club.  I has never in love with the guy but I strong feel that you rarely get better by deletion (especially when you don't have anyone to replace the player that leaves).  In this case we had a body in camp that was better.  This is great thing.  It was pretty clear in BC, when he got beat that he wouldn't make the club.  He still struggled with the same stuff as last year.  Dunigan mentioned him I think at half time and how he didn't cover well enough on that play.

Keep trying to take stabs just like you did last year.  I really hope it makes you feel like a real winner!  It was fun then and will be fun this year.  You are so predicable and so rarely bang on that it's just great fun.  And, this is a good way to get your post count up!  That might make you look more respectable! LOL

You notice in my post about Walker, that I thanked him for his time here.  Might want to try a little more respect when you post things.

[kkc60]

I stand by what I said, developing players and having patience with them is a corner stone to any good sports team.   I guess you wanted to have him gone last year year right? Would that have made any sense?  Nope.

It's great the Bombers kept him around to see if he could win a job.  He lost out.  That's ok and a very good sign that the talent we have is at least slightly better than last year.  I like how you tried to pull one from my "eat crow" playbook here but it's not working.  You were wrong so often last year it was pretty sad.  I'm not saying I'm always right and yes I would liked to see this guy develop but I also trust management and our coaches.  We are progressing and I will still preach patience with our group of young players.  It has worked our well with Alexander so far.  This guy have been worth the investment.  It's too bad Walker didn't pan out but it doesn't mean that he is a bad football player.  Either he wan't ready or didn't fit into our ball club.  I has never in love with the guy but I strong feel that you rarely get better by deletion (especially when you don't have anyone to replace the player that leaves).  In this case we had a body in camp that was better.  This is great thing.  It was pretty clear in BC, when he got beat that he wouldn't make the club.  He still struggled with the same stuff as last year.  Dunigan mentioned him I think at half time and how he didn't cover well enough on that play.

Keep trying to take stabs just like you did last year.  I really hope it makes you feel like a real winner!  It was fun then and will be fun this year.  You are so predicable and so rarely bang on that it's just great fun.  And, this is a good way to get your post count up!  That might make you look more respectable! LOL

You notice in my post about Walker, that I thanked him for his time here.  Might want to try a little more respect when you post things.

I'm just sayin, last season your excuse for us putting up with him was "developing" him. Obviously it didnt work out. Notice how you need to type a paragraph for a kne sentence response.

[pjrocksmb]

I'm just sayin, last season your excuse for us putting up with him was "developing" him. Obviously it didnt work out. Notice how you need to type a paragraph for a kne sentence response.

I love to talk! LOL

We had to put up with him for two reasons:

1. We didn't have anyone else
2. Bombers likely thought he showed enough to keep him on the rosters

I was and am ok with the above.

[gobombersgo]

Roster before the cuts:
                                                                                Contract length                            Salary
Matt Nichols             QB   I   re-signed Jan 18 2017             2018   2019                             420 000
Alex Ross                 QB   I   signed Apr 19 2018                 2018   2019*
Chris Streveler          QB   I   signed May 4 2018                  2018   2019
Zack Mahoney          QB   N   signed May 11 2018                2018   2019
Bryan Bennett           QB   I  signed May 25 2018                 2018*

Andrew Harris           RB   N    extended May 20 2018            2018   2019   2020                    195 000
Timothy Flanders       RB   I    re-signed Nov 29 2017             2018
Jahad Thomas           RB   I   signed May 26 2018                 2018   2019
Kienan LaFrance        RB   N   signed Feb 13 2018                 2018                                        80 000
Johnny Augustine       RB  N   signed May 16 2018                 2018   2019*
John Rush                FB   N   (re-) signed Dec 13 2016          2018
Mike Miller                FB   N    signed Mar 3 2017                  2018

Darvin Adams           WR   I   re-signed Jan 16 2017              2018   2019
Weston Dressler       WR   I   re-signed Dec 19 2017              2018   
Ryan Lankford          WR   I   signed Nov 10 2017                  2018
Myles White             WR   I   signed Nov 11 2017                  2018   
Adarius Bowman        WR   I   signed Feb 9 2018                   2018                                      140 000 
Corey Washington     WR   I    signed Feb 20 2018                 2018   2019
A.J. Coney               WR   I   signed Mar 15 2018                  2018   2019
Donteea Dye            WR   I    signed May 10 2018                 2018   2019
Kenbrell Thompkins    WR   I   signed May 22 2018                  2018   2019
Rueben Randle          WR   I    signed May 22 2018                 2018   2019
Drew Wolitarsky       WR   N   signed Oct 5 2017                    2018
B Thera-Plamondon   WR   N   signed Dec 11 2017                  2018   2019*
Tylor Henry             WR   N    signed Jan 24 2018                  2018   2019*
Nic Demski              WR   N    signed Feb 13 2018                  2018                                     150 000
Rashaun Simonise     WR   N    signed May 11 2018                 2018   2019   2020
Tyrone Pierre           WR   N    signed May 14 2018                 2018   2019*
Daniel Petermann      WR   N    signed May 14 2018                 2018   2019*

Stanley Bryant         OL   I   re-signed Dec 12 2017                 2018   2019                            200 000
Jermarcus Hardrick    OL   I   extended Nov 16 2017                2018
Manase Foketi          OL   I   re-signed Dec 26 2017                2018   2019
Na'Ty Rodgers          OL   I   signed May 15 2018                    2018   2019
Dillon DeBoer            OL   I   signed May 20 2018                    2018   2019
Matthias Goossen      C   N   extended Dec 16 2015                 2018
Sukh Chugh             OL  N   extended Feb 14 2017                 2018
Patrick Neufeld         OL  N   extended Nov 16 2017                 2018   2019
Michael Couture       OL   N   signed May 23 2016                    2018                                       75 000
Cody Speller            OL   N   signed Dec 11 2017                    2018   2019*
Qadr Spooner          OL   N    re-signed                                 2018   2019*
M Ouellet De Carlo    OL   N   signed May 10 2018                    2018   2019*
Ben Koczwara          OL   N   signed May 10 2018                    2018   2019*

Justin Medlock           K   I   re-signed Nov 30 2017                 2018
Felix Mernard-Briere    K   N  signed May 14 2018                     2018   2019*                                     
Chad Rempel            LS   N  re-signed Dec 19 2016                 2018

Drake  Nevis            DT   I   re-signed Dec 28 2017                 2018         
Cory Johnson           DT   I   singed May 24 2017                    2018
Daniel Awoleke         DT   I   signed Dec 29 2017                    2018   2019
Faith Ekakitie           DT   N  signed May 1 2017                      2018   2019                              88 000
Jake Thomas            DT   N   signed May 22 2018                   2018
Sam Montgomery      DL   I   signed Jan 18 2018                     2018   2019
Chris Casher            DL   I   signed Jan 18 2018                      2018   2019
Brandin Bryant         DL   I   signed May 10 2018                      2018   2019
Tristan Okpalaugo     DE   I   signed Feb 9 2017                       2018                                      178 000
Jackson Jeffcoat      DE    I    signed Feb 21 2017                    2018
Craig Roh                DE   I    signed Feb 16 2018                     2018   2019
Trent Corney           DE   N    signed May 24 2016                   2018

Ian Wild                  LB   I    re-signed Jan 8 2018                   2018           
Jovan Santos-Knox   LB   I    signed July12 2017                      2018
Jevaris Jones            LB   I    signed Nov 11 2017                    2018   
Kyrie Wilson             LB   I     re-signed                                 2018   2019*   
Quentin Gause          LB   I     signed Apr 16  2018                   2018   2019
Adam Bighill              LB  I      signed May 19 2018                   2018                                      175 000
Jesse Briggs             LB   N    re-signed Feb 13 2017                2018
Shayne Gauthier       LB   N    signed May 23 2016                    2018
Thomas Miles           LB   N    signed Mar 4 2017                      2018
Frank Renaud           LB   N     re-signed                                 2018   2019*
Maurice Leggett       DB   I    re-signed Feb 6 2018                   2018         

Chris Randle             DB   I    re-signed Jan 23 2018                 2018   2019     
Kevin Fogg               DB   I     re-signed Feb 12 2018               2018           
Brandon Alexander     DB   I     signed April 17 2017                  2018
Brian Walker             DB   I     signed May 22 2017                   2018
Anthony Gaitor          DB   I     signed Feb 1 2018                     2018   2019
Chandler Fenner        DB   I      signed Feb 13 2018                   2018   2019                          130 000
Tyneil Cooper           DB   I      signed Apr 19 2018                    2018   2019
Marcus Sayles          DB   I     signed May 8 2018                     2018   2019
Chris Humes             DB   I     signed May 15 2018                    2018   2019
Mohammed Seisay     DB   I     signed May 16 2018                    2018   2019
Jordan Thomas         DB   I     signed May 20 2018                    2018   2019   
Robert Priester         DB   I     signed May 22 2018                    2018   2019 
Taylor Loffler           DB   N    signed  May 23 2016                   2018
Derek Jones             DB   N     re-signed Nov 20 2017               2018   2019
Kahlen Branning        DB   N     signed  Nov 2 2017                    2018
Abu Conteh             DB   N     signed Dec 11 2017                    2018   2019*
Brendan Morgan       DB   N     signed Jan 24 2018                     2018   2019*
Jacob Firlotte          DB   N      signed May 10 2018                    2018   2019*

* contract length is not confirmed

Suspended List:
Chris Givens            WR   I   signed Oct 19 2017                transferred on May 20 2018
Dominique Reed        WR   I   signed Apr 9 2018                  transferred on May 20 2018
Eric Patterson          DB   I    signed Jan 11 2018                transferred on May 20 2018

[gobombersgo]

Roster after the cuts:

Current roster:
                                                                                Contract length                            Salary
Matt Nichols             QB   I   re-signed Jan 18 2017             2018   2019                             420 000
Alex Ross                 QB   I   signed Apr 19 2018                 2018   2019*
Chris Streveler          QB   I   signed May 4 2018                  2018   2019
Bryan Bennett           QB   I  signed May 25 2018                 2018*

Andrew Harris           RB   N    extended May 20 2018            2018   2019   2020                    195 000
Timothy Flanders       RB   I    re-signed Nov 29 2017             2018
Kienan LaFrance        RB   N   signed Feb 13 2018                 2018                                        80 000
Johnny Augustine       RB  N   signed May 16 2018                 2018   2019*
Mike Miller                FB   N    signed Mar 3 2017                  2018

Darvin Adams           WR   I   re-signed Jan 16 2017              2018   2019
Weston Dressler       WR   I   re-signed Dec 19 2017              2018   
Ryan Lankford          WR   I   signed Nov 10 2017                  2018
Adarius Bowman        WR   I   signed Feb 9 2018                   2018                                      140 000 
Kenbrell Thompkins    WR   I   signed May 22 2018                  2018   2019
Drew Wolitarsky       WR   N   signed Oct 5 2017                    2018
Nic Demski              WR   N    signed Feb 13 2018                  2018                                     150 000
Rashaun Simonise     WR   N    signed May 11 2018                 2018   2019   2020
Daniel Petermann      WR   N    signed May 14 2018                 2018   2019*

Stanley Bryant         OL   I   re-signed Dec 12 2017                 2018   2019                            200 000
Jermarcus Hardrick    OL   I   extended Nov 16 2017                2018
Manase Foketi          OL   I   re-signed Dec 26 2017                2018   2019
Matthias Goossen      C   N   extended Dec 16 2015                 2018
Sukh Chugh             OL  N   extended Feb 14 2017                 2018
Patrick Neufeld         OL  N   extended Nov 16 2017                 2018   2019
Michael Couture       OL   N   signed May 23 2016                    2018                                       75 000
Qadr Spooner          OL   N    re-signed                                 2018   2019*

Justin Medlock           K   I   re-signed Nov 30 2017                 2018
Felix Mernard-Briere    K   N  signed May 14 2018                     2018   2019*                                     
Chad Rempel            LS   N  re-signed Dec 19 2016                 2018

Drake  Nevis            DT   I   re-signed Dec 28 2017                 2018         
Cory Johnson           DT   I   singed May 24 2017                    2018
Jake Thomas            DT   N   signed May 22 2018                   2018
Brandin Bryant         DL   I   signed May 10 2018                      2018   2019
Tristan Okpalaugo     DE   I   signed Feb 9 2017                       2018                                      178 000
Jackson Jeffcoat      DE    I    signed Feb 21 2017                    2018
Craig Roh                DE   I    signed Feb 16 2018                     2018   2019
Trent Corney           DE   N    signed May 24 2016                   2018

Ian Wild                  LB   I    re-signed Jan 8 2018                   2018           
Jovan Santos-Knox   LB   I    signed July12 2017                      2018
Adam Bighill              LB  I      signed May 19 2018                   2018                                      175 000
Jesse Briggs             LB   N    re-signed Feb 13 2017                2018
Shayne Gauthier       LB   N    signed May 23 2016                    2018
Thomas Miles           LB   N    signed Mar 4 2017                      2018
Frank Renaud           LB   N     re-signed                                 2018   2019*
Maurice Leggett       DB   I    re-signed Feb 6 2018                   2018         

Chris Randle             DB   I    re-signed Jan 23 2018                 2018   2019     
Kevin Fogg               DB   I     re-signed Feb 12 2018               2018           
Brandon Alexander     DB   I     signed April 17 2017                  2018
Anthony Gaitor          DB   I     signed Feb 1 2018                     2018   2019
Chandler Fenner        DB   I      signed Feb 13 2018                   2018   2019                          130 000
Taylor Loffler           DB   N    signed  May 23 2016                   2018
Derek Jones             DB   N     re-signed Nov 20 2017               2018   2019
Brendan Morgan       DB   N     signed Jan 24 2018                     2018   2019*

* contract length is not confirmed

Practice Roster:
John Rush                FB   N   (re-) signed Dec 13 2016           signed to PR June 9 2018
Tylor Henry             WR   N    signed Jan 24 2018                  signed to PR June 9 2018
Cody Speller            OL   N   signed Dec 11 2017                   signed to PR June 9 2018
Corey Washington     WR   I    signed Feb 20 2018                  signed to PR June 9 2018
Kyrie Wilson             LB   I     re-signed                                signed to PR June 9 2018   
Tyneil Cooper           DB   I      signed Apr 19 2018                 signed to PR June 9 2018
Marcus Sayles          DB   I     signed May 8 2018                   signed to PR June 9 2018
Robert Priester         DB   I     signed May 22 2018                  signed to PR June 9 2018

Suspended List:
Chris Givens            WR   I   signed Oct 19 2017                transferred on May 20 2018
Dominique Reed        WR   I   signed Apr 9 2018                  transferred on May 20 2018
Eric Patterson          DB   I    signed Jan 11 2018                transferred on May 20 2018

[gobombersgo]

Darrin Bauming   @DarrinBauming   25 minutes ago
#Bombers depth following 25 cuts. We can expect Nichols, Leggett, Wild, and LaFrance to begin the season in the Injured List, plus a few others. Still room for two more on the Practice Roster.

Six new projected starters for 2018 - Fenner, Gaitor, Roh, Bighill, Bowman, Demski.

[66 Chevelle]

I have defensive starters as: Loeffler, Fogg, Alexander, Randel, Fenner, Gaitor, Santos-Knox, Baghill, Jeffcoat, Opo, Nevis, Johnson

offensive starters: Ross, Bryant, Neufield, Gossssen, Chungh, Hardrick, Adams, Dressler, Bowman, Demski, Petermann, Harris

DI: Medlock, Rempel, Roh, Lankford

Reserve: Thompkins, Renaud

Injured: Nichols, Leggett, Flanders, Menard-Briere, Wild, LaFrance

To maintain ratio this is about all I could see happening. Besides QBs the only other import standing on the sidelines will be Foketi

National players in bold...

[TBURGESS]

Darrin Bauming   @DarrinBauming   25 minutes ago
#Bombers depth following 25 cuts. We can expect Nichols, Leggett, Wild, and LaFrance to begin the season in the Injured List, plus a few others. Still room for two more on the Practice Roster.

Six new projected starters for 2018 - Fenner, Gaitor, Roh, Bighill, Bowman, Demski.

All of our new starters are FA acquisitions. Scouting? We don't need no stinkin' scouting. 

[66 Chevelle]

All of our new starters are FA acquisitions. Scouting? We don't need no stinkin' scouting. 

Really, you don't... We're looking at everybody that wants to play in the CFL, some teams get the call earlier, probably due to agent relationships would be my guess. And I'm sure that we've made inquiries to some players that just don't want to play in the CFL for whatever reason or are down with ball completely... Look at our camps, they bring virtually everyone that shows and signs of playing. I'd be concerned if we were seeing our camp goes being cut and then going on to other teams and succeeding...

[Blue In BC]

I have defensive starters as: Loeffler, Fogg, Alexander, Randel, Fenner, Gaitor, Santos-Knox, Baghill, Jeffcoat, Opo, Nevis, Johnson

offensive starters: Ross, Bryant, Neufield, Gossssen, Chungh, Hardrick, Adams, Dressler, Bowman, Demski, Petermann, Harris

DI: Medlock, Rempel, Roh, Lankford

Reserve: Thompkins, Renaud

Injured: Nichols, Leggett, Flanders, Menard-Briere, Wild, LaFrance

To maintain ratio this is about all I could see happening. Besides QBs the only other import standing on the sidelines will be Foketi

National players in bold...

Well that's wrong.

1. Remple is a Canadian.
2. Foketi will be on the 2 man reserve.
3. Spooner might be on the 2 man reserve.
4. If lines 2 and 3 don't happen then there would be 8 OL on the 44 AR. Not likely. 7 maybe if Spooner stays on 44 AR.


It the IR list is correct that leaves Thompkins and B. Bryant on the AR over Leggett and Wild from a ratio point of view.  Not sure that is the plan since it leaves no DB or LB as DI's.

EDIT: It appears Menard Briere was released according to another string comment.

[DarkDays]

I definitely question some of the non-cuts.  Walters/MOS might be afraid of losing chemistry from last year.

One name on today's cuts jumped out at me.  Travis Bond.  I know there's gonna be interest around the league.  Am I the only one that feels having him back, especially with young QBs starting the year, make Bond worthy of pursuit?  He was missed in preseason.

[Blue In BC]

I definitely question some of the non-cuts.  Walters/MOS might be afraid of losing chemistry from last year.

One name on today's cuts jumped out at me.  Travis Bond.  I know there's gonna be interest around the league.  Am I the only one that feels having him back, especially with young QBs starting the year, make Bond worthy of pursuit?  He was missed in preseason.

Won't work with the ratio. Where would you start another Canadian to get him on the roster starting?

[3rdand1.5]

I definitely question some of the non-cuts.  Walters/MOS might be afraid of losing chemistry from last year.

One name on today's cuts jumped out at me.  Travis Bond.  I know there's gonna be interest around the league.  Am I the only one that feels having him back, especially with young QBs starting the year, make Bond worthy of pursuit?  He was missed in preseason.

How would you adjust the ratio to make this happen?

[66 Chevelle]

Well that's wrong.

1. Remple is a Canadian.
2. Foketi will be on the 2 man reserve.
3. Spooner might be on the 2 man reserve.
4. If lines 2 and 3 don't happen then there would be 8 OL on the 44 AR. Not likely. 7 maybe if Spooner stays on 44 AR.


It the IR list is correct that leaves Thompkins and B. Bryant on the AR over Leggett and Wild from a ratio point of view.  Not sure that is the plan since it leaves no DB or LB as DI's.

EDIT: It appears Menard Briere was released according to another string comment.

never said it was 'right', just 'mine'... much easier to complete a roster with your style of commitment...